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Star (Christchurch), Issue 18585, 10 October 1928, Page 11

COMMERCIAL.

PRICE OF POTATOES DROPS IN AUCKLAND.

(Special to the " Star.") AUCKLAND. October 10. Lower prices ruled for southern potatoes at the city markets yesterday, supplies being moderate and fairly hard to dispose of at the rates ruling, which are still high. - . Good, supplies of new potatoes are expectAd next week, or possibly by - ilie end of this, week-

STOCK EXCHANGES. CHRISTCHURCH. Following axe to-day's quotations:—

Buyers. Sellers. N.Z. GOVT. STOCK- £ s. a. s. d. 45 p.c. Inscr., 1938 4J p.c. Bonds, 1938 98 15 and 1939 9 S 15 0 5 p.c. Inscr., 1929 5} p-c. Inscr., 1941 5i p.c. Inscr., 1933 99 6 99 12 6 and 1936 101 0 55 p-c. Bonds, 1933 and 1936 101 OTHER DEBENTURES — N. Z- Breweries N.Z- Breweries 1 4 Glaxo,. 65 P-C., 1945 BANKS — 89 1 13 10 Comm, of Aust. . . Comm. of Au«t. E. S. and A. 8 19 16 10 6 (£10 paid) 19 (£5 paid) .... Natl, of New Zea3 6 51 0 0 51 10 0 3 l Union of Aust. . . 15 o NSUEANCE — Mercantile Mutual 1 10 0 1 10 9 -2 5 0 3 .OAN AND AGErICT — 15 15 4 Goldsbrough Mort -National MortUnited BuUdlne 14 SHIPPING— p. and O. def0 Union (pref. > .1. 1. 0 FROZEN MEAT — Canterbury .... 9 0 0 9 10 0 N.Z. Refrigerating 0 IS 11 (£1 paid) N-Z- Refrigerating <10s paid) WOOLLENS— 0 8 8 8 10 Kaiapol (17s pd.) 0 Kaiapol f's pd. > 6 Kaiapol (pref.) .. COAL— TAupiri 1 6 3 Westpoi*t 14 Ashburton - , . . Christchurch 1 0 1 5 12 5 2 BREWERIES— 11 1 1 9 New Zealand 13 Timaru (cura diT.) White Star 0 3 5 0 CEMENTS— Milburn Uirne Wilson’s Cement TIMBER — 1 19 0 1 0 MISCELLANEOUS Bea th and Co. . . 1 1 4 o British Tobacco Burns Phllp (cum 2 3 6 3 10 <Uv) Electrolytic Zi*c 2 y 0 a 4 6 Electrolytic Zinc (pref. ) ...... Glenmoro Brick 1 14 0 and Tile Greater Crystal 1 S 6 1 'll c Palace ...... Hayward’s Pic0 19 9 Holden’s Motors Mason Struthers 1 S 8 (£1 paid) .... Mason Strut.hers 0 17 6 1 0 3 (10s paid) .... 0 9 6 N.Z. Drug Co. N.Z. Farmers’ Co5 10 6 op. (6J p.c. Stk., 94 10 95 10 N.Z. Farmers’ Fertiliser .... N.Z. Sugar of 0 1C 9 0 19 0 Quill, Morris Victoria Nyanssa 18 6 0 19 6 Sugar (cum ,, 0 Mount Eyell .... MINING— 1 15 0 1 15 Mahaktpawa 0 0 0 2 1 Sales on ’Change—National Bank of Australasia (£5 paid). £9 Ilf 9d ; National Insurance. 16s 3d.